Let goat cheese get to room temperature. Place yogurt, goatcheese, herbs and bacon in a blender or food processor. I have a Vitamix, which works great. If you are not sure how strong your blender is, try a food processor. Mix on medium and then on high for about a minute. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Garnish with extra basil. Serve room temperature.

Old School French Onion Dip

Makes one bowl. Perfect with a bag of potato chips. Serves 4-6.

two white onions, diced.

1 c sour cream

1/2 c plain unsweetened yogurt. I prefer goat yogurt.

1 T butter

1/2 c beef or vegetable broth

1 T sugar

1 t dried thyme

1 t garlic powder

handful of dill, chopped.

2 green onions, chopped.

salt and pepper to taste.

Melt butter in large fry pan on medium high heat. Add onions, sugar, thyme, garlic and a nice pinch of salt. Sautee for 5 minutes. Add in broth and increase heat to high. Bring it a boil. Once boiling, reduce heat to medium heat. Let cook for 30-45 minutes. Stirring once every 5-10 minutes.

Once onions are deliciously caramelized, pull from heat and let sit for 5 minutes.

Mix sour cream and yogurt. Add in onion mixture. Mix in dill and green onions. Season with salt and pepper. Garnish with any extra dill and green onion if you have it.

I recommend refrigerating over night if possible. It makes all the flavors come together amazingly.

Fill two glasses with ice. Shake and pour margaritas. Repeat ingredients into the other two glasses. Or repeat once empty. Find a patio in the sun, and enjoy.

I’ve always kind of joked around with my girlfriends that we should do a dip potluck, because whenever we get together for dinners we are most excited for the dip appetizer to start. So when deciding what kind of food to have for the Among the Colors launch party, the Dip Bar was my fantasy made reality.

The best thing about entertaining with dips is that most dips do best made a day in advance. Which makes entertaining super easy when all you have to do is pull the dips out of the fridge and serve with crudities, chips, crackers, etc.

My suggestion when hosting a dip bar is to having something cheesy, something creamy, and something herby. If for a larger party, make sure one of them is vegan or vegetarian.